EHRs
It’s an exciting time in healthcare as artificial intelligence has moved from concept to capability, offering new ways to reduce…
A handful of hospitals and health systems are rolling out Oracle Health’s EHR platform in 2026, even as the vendor works to reverse a string of net hospital losses since acquiring Cerner in 2022. Oracle Health held 21.9% of the…
EHRs remain among the largest investments healthcare organizations will ever make — and several multimillion- and multibillion-dollar projects are progressing in 2026. Here are the most expensive EHR implementations currently underway or wrapping up, ranked by reported cost, according to…
Healthcare organizations have spent the last decade investing heavily in digital patient engagement. Patient portals have become the front door to healthcare, giving patients the ability to schedule appointments, view test results, request prescription refills, pay bills, and communicate with…
EHR decisions rarely happen in isolation. They reflect broader shifts in strategy, finances, clinical alignment and digital ambition. Hospitals and health systems are increasingly announcing EHR changes, from first-time enterprise implementations to large-scale migrations spanning multiple hospitals, physician groups and…
Ronan, Mont.-based St. Luke Community Healthcare will go live with an Oracle Health EHR system on Sept. 1, Lake County Leader reported Aug. 27. The new EHR system will be implemented across St. Luke’s hospital and four clinics. Patients will…
Epic’s reach continued to widen in August, with new AI tools, health IT staffing services and interoperability features arriving alongside an FTC antitrust probe and developments in its legal fight over patient data. Here are eight Epic updates Becker’s has…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has moved about 70,000 users onto Epic as it pushes toward the next phase of its $1.2 billion enterprise EHR overhaul, COO Kevin Beiner told Becker’s. Northwell will bring its next wave of hospitals…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is not requiring hospitals to join its overhauled emergency room injury-reporting system, despite internal guidance that told hospitals otherwise, Nextgov/FCW reported Aug. 24. The program, called NEISS-R, would expand CPSC’s injury surveillance sample from roughly…
For four health systems, managing Epic means something closer to an ongoing relationship than a software contract — regular executive meetings, direct developer access, and, at times, weekend-long emergency support. That closeness matters because of Epic’s scale: the company accounts for 43.7%…
Kaleida Health’s transition to Epic’s EHR system cost the Buffalo, N.Y.-based health system $170 million and contributed to a $21.1 million operating deficit in the second quarter of 2026, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to Becker’s. The Epic platform…